Matthew Neves was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on May 2, 1984. He got his first guitar when he was four and taught himself to play. At age ten, Matthew was writing and producing his own music. By twelve, he could proficiently play guitar, bass, keyboards and drums.

In 1998, Matthew founded DemoticA, a three-piece Rock/Metal band that performed solely original music. The band released two albums; “The war Against The Trend” and “Unbreakable.”